Farfán Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Farfán Surname Definition:

Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.

Farfán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1271:977,37212,977
Guatemala941:171,0923,569
Peru541:588,59515,207
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Chile301:587,21614,299
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Bolivia171:624,4964,427
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Farfan (100,686), Farfàn (19), Farfân (1), Fárfan (1) & Fàrfan (1) are calculated separately.

Farfán Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Farfán Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farfán Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Farfán occurs most in Mexico. It may also appear as a variant: Farfan, Farfàn, Farfân, Fárfan or Fàrfan. Click here for further potential spellings of Farfán.

How Common Is The Last Name Farfán? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Farfán is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Farfán reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 977,372. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 27 percent are found, México, where 20 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Farfán exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 21 percent are found and Peru, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farfan94100,686/
Farfàn9419/
Farfân941/
Farffán921/
Farfon832/
Fárfan831/
Fàrfan831/
Farfánová803/
Farfone7755/
Farfann771/
Farffan771/
Fairfan770/
Fairfant710/
Fairfane710/
Ferfon6732/
Farfam677/
Varfan676/
Forfon671/
Pharfand571/
Fourfoune531/
Forfan507/
Ferfan504/
Verfon501/

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